1. Donation by a woman DG of N700m to PDP presidential campaign in 2015
2. Furnishing of an office at N800m
3. Construction of a store at N240m instead of N40m
4. Failure to account for revenue by a DG who diverted equipment to his private medium
5. N15b found in a secret account in violation of TSA
6. More than N6b debt in an agency generating at least N9b monthly
7. Personal assistant remanded in prison for alleged N17m bribery but DG stayed on
8. DG implicated in alleged N68b fraud.
No less than 10 of the 26 Directors-General and heads of parastatals sacked yesterday will be handed over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC for investigation and prosecution.
Abujacitynews learnt that President Buhari’s decision to sack the chief executives stemmed from reports of large scale corruption in their agencies.
The agencies under the searchlights of the EFCC and ICPC include but are not limited to the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC; National Broadcasting Commission, NBC; Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, FRCN; Bureau of Public Enterprises, BPE; National Women Development Centre(NWDC); Industrial Training Fund, ITF; Nigerian Investment Promotion Council, NIPC; Nigeria Export-Import Bank, NEXIM and Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF.
An anonymous source told THE NATION that “... at least 10 of those sacked chief executives will be handed over to the EFCC and the ICPC. The report on their misconduct is ready for these anti-graft agencies to act upon.
“All security agencies received the list of those affected about 24 hours before the formal announcement. They will all be placed on surveillance until cleared.
“Some of them have actually appeared before EFCC and ICPC in the last eight months. Their cases are under various stages of investigation.
“The revelations are mind-boggling and it is sad that some of these chief executives continued with the impunity even after a new government had taken over.”
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a former member of the House of Representatives, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, as his Senior Special Assistant on Foreign Affairs and the Diaspora.
Dabiri-Erewa was the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Media and Publicity between 2003 and 2007 and later headed the House Committee on Diaspora Affairs between 2007 and 2015.
She was sighted at the Presidential Villa on Monday, possibly to receive her letter and complete the necessary documentations.
However, no official statement has been made about the appointment as at the time this report was published.
One of President Muhammadu Buhari's recent appointees to Federal universities, Najatu Muhammad has rejected her appointment.
Muhammad who was appointed chairperson of the governing council of the Federal University, Dutse (FUD), said in a newspaper advertorial that she rejected the appointment for personal reasons even though she was not consulted first.
Najatu Muhammad, a known activist and staunch supporter of Buhari said that she learnt of her appointment on the pages of newspapers and was constrained to use the same means to reject it.
"I, Najatu Muhammad, wish to thank you so much for considering me worthy of being appointed the chairperson of Dutse Federal University. It’s however, unfortunate that I was not consulted before the announcement in the media. I also regret that I have to use the same medium to announce that I can’t accept the appointment for some personal reasons.
"I will however remain an ardent supporter of President Muhammadu Buhari in his effort in charting a new course for this country. A course that we pray will put this country back on the path of progress.
"I will also continue to support the presidents fight against corruption and other ills of this country. My unflinching support for the President will remain for Allah’s sake and country. I pray that Allah will continue to guide and protect our President.
“Long Live the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”
The presidency on Monday announced the sack of the Director General of the Budget Office, Mr Yahaya Gusau.
His replacement, Mr. Tijjani Mohammed Abdullahi was also announced in the same statement which was issued by Buhari's Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adeshina.
“Abdullahi, a fellow of the Certified National Accountants of Nigeria, and a banker of repute with experience in managing public finance, will replace the current Director-General (Budget), Mr. Yahaya Gusau.
“The new Director-General (Budget) is expected to work with the Minister of Budget and National Planning to efficiently deliver on the mandates of the Budget Office of the Federation,” the statement said.
Although no reason was given for Gusau's sack, it is widely believed that it is not unconnected with the embarrassing discrepancies found in this year's budget proposal currently before the National Assembly.
Senator Ben Murray-Bruce has taken his #BuyNaijaToGrowTheNaira campaign to a new and practical dimension by actually buying five made in Nigeria vehicles from Innoson Motors.
The vehicles include SUVs and sedans.
Murray-Bruce said that he would be using the vehicles which he bought with his personal money as his official vehicles.
See photos of the Senator taking delivery of his made in Nigeria vehicles.
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